PLAY BASED LEARNING ideas that might be useful for Learning from Home.

  

 Sensory Ideas

Playdough	Playdough Recipe Mix 3 together;  1. 2 cups of plain flour 2. 1 cup of salt 3. 1 teaspoon cream of tartar: if you don't have tartar, never mind   Add these 3 things; 4. 1/2 cooking oil (vegetable oil) 5. food coloring 6. 1 & 1/2 "boiled hot water": it might be gaged how much water you use when you mix them together. If it's tough, you should add a little bit more oil.   Need a medium-size bowl and a stick Playdough ideas Creating with sticks and Playdough Sand Playdough Glitter Playdough
Coloured  Rice or     Spaghetti	1-Measure a teaspoon of water in a sandwich bag. ​​2-Carefully drop the food coloring into the water. 3-Add the rice or pasta into the bag. 4-Zip the bag or securely tie it. Shake and "mush" the rice or pasta into the food coloring water. Make sure that everything gets mixed in. 5-Shake it on a wax paper lined baking sheet. You may use a paper plate instead of a baking sheet. Spread the rice or pasta around to avoid clumps. 6-Let the mixture dry for 30 minutes before using.
GLOOP RECIPE	INGREDIENTS:  2 cups of cornflour  1 cup of water Food colouring (op�onal)  METHOD:  1-In a large container or bowl, add the cornflour and a few drops of colouring.  2-Pour in water and mix together with your hands – this might take a while but it will come together.  LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:  Discuss what the mixture feels like – using descriptive words encourages language learning.  Discuss science - the changing of consistency from dry, to wet,to hard.
Homemade Moon    Sand-	Ingredients 2 Cups of flour 1/4 Cup of baby oil Food colouring (optional) Instructions Put 2 cups of flour into an activity tray Pour in the 1/4 cup of baby oil and mix with hands Add food colouring if desired Notes * Other oil options can be used eg. vegetable oil *To get a vibrant coloured moon sand, lots of food colouring will be needed *Store in a ziplock bag to be reused
Soapy Sensory Foam-on You Pinspire Me	1-Combine about 1/3 cup of water with a few squirts of dish soap in the food processor.   2-Process for a few minutes until the foam appears.   3-The longer you let it go, the fuller and firmer the foam is.

Indoor Activities

Learn colours through Play	Secondary colours are made by mixing equal amounts of primary colours together: Blue and red mixed together make purple. Yellow and red mixed together make orange. Blue and yellow mixed together make green.
Learn shapes through Play-from Parents.com         Suitable for older kids.	What You'll Need: Cardboard; craft paint; paper-towel tube; 5-inch square piece of cardboard; hot glue;  floral wire or pipe cleaners; beads; 12-inch bamboo skewer with sharp ends snipped off What To Do: 1. Cut the cardboard into shapes; paint. Paint the paper-towel tube and square piece of cardboard. Let dry. 2. Flatten one end of the paper-towel tube; staple closed. Cut a small V-shaped notch in the center of the flattened end. This will be the fulcrum. 3. Glue the open end of the paper-towel tube to the cardboard square. Let dry. 4. Thread cardboard shapes, wire, and beads onto a long skewer, balancing and adjusting it on the notch. Continue adjusting, using tape if needed for security, until sculpture is balanced.
Learn numbers through Cup stacking

FOR MORE INDOOR ACTIVITIES-VISIT

Parent Map

Outdoor Activities

Ka Pai Things To Do outside-on Sparklers at Home
Flower vase- by Whaea Louana and Hoia.

ENGAGE ME ACTIVITIES -LINK

Supporting Play Based Learning During Lock-down

 

1-The Importance of Play. (What does the research tell us about Play?) 
It contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth. 
-Language and literacy development, social and emotional skills, 
Creativity and imagination, Confidence and a positive attitude towards learning, Motor Skills
2-The importance of Communication between Home and school
-Find out ways to communicate better with your families.
(google meet, text, phone) don’t give up. Keep inviting them.

Strengthen Home School Relationship Listen to Parents’ voices,

What is working, and support them.
-Ask questions-Teachers really need to know what is happening at home.
 Coach them on how to facilitate play/learning at home.
-Assure the parents of the importance of play and its vital to the child and youth's well-being.

-Parents are not missing out on anything if they do not have devices and the latest technology.

-Nature is a great resource. That is all they need.
3-Manage Child’s screen time.
As a parent, it’s your job to be aware of how your child spends his or her time,

as well as the role screens, play in their health and well-being.
-we are all aware of the advantage of screens and digital technology
While screens are a convenient way to access information and maintain

relationships, they also come with several disadvantages:
-Reduce screen time by engaging in a play activity.
-Have fun and enjoy playing with the children at home during this lockdown. 
-build bonding with your child through play
Useful Website-https://theeducationhub.org.nz/